Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Opinions on the EAI Brassknuckle?

who has one and what do you think?
i suspect there's got to be more than a few riding this frame but i've found little info on these forums.
please post pics if you have 'em!

it's ugly.

FGG review, lots of pics (http://fixedgeargallery.com/framebuilders/eai/bareknuckle/)

FGG review, lots of pics (http://fixedgeargallery.com/framebuilders/eai/bareknuckle/)

BRASSknuckle.

The EAI aluminum bike.

Not the steel bike FGG reviewed.

Two different frames. The one you linked to is the BareKnuckle which is a steel frame while the BrassKnuckle is an aluminum frame.

it's ugly.

agreed.

retem has had good things to say about it.. sure he'll chime in soon

Oh whoops, I totally read the OP as "Bareknuckle"

it's ugly.

i know it is kinda ugly. for me i don't mind the welds as much as the sloping top tube compact style frame. seems like it'd be easy to toss around tho.

i know retem gives it a thumbs up. i'm hoping to see if there are any cool looking builds. i thought his was pretty good considering it's an aesthetically challenged frame.

retem has had good things to say about it.. sure he'll chime in soon
hope I'm not late I love mine it is very light weight and doesn't seem to flex a bit under my weight and power it handles very nicely and has a softer ride than my khs flite which is steel the angels of the bike are steeper by anout a degree on the bk however the khs has round legged straight forks which really make your hands zing when you hit a pot hole

the bk is manufactured by kenesis for eai it is ugly but no more ugly than most I find the ride to be very confortable fast and stable ovrall it is a killer bike for wht I paid for it here is a pic for you

The swift KITA (Kick In The Ass)
http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/514/img8254uv1.jpg
my new brasknuckle
mavic ellipse
sg 75
eai cog other side suntour superbe pro
kmc chain
king hs
atacs
pad by wig
thomson post and stem
deda akros bars
champs grips
san marco laser saddle

yeah I go for function fit then form but its nice when you can spice it up a bit

I think if you want a good, inexpensive, alumimum frame..the IRO Jaime Roy.

http://www.irofixedgear.com/ProductImages/jamieroy1_LRG.jpg

brass knuckle is 299 and has stainless track end inserts and a better tube set the powdercoat is also super thick on it much like the bareknuckle the jamies roy only has a laquer pantjob and x brand tubes

If they cant even put 4 tubes together in an attractive fashion...

hey retem how bout some punctuation? :-D

just kidding, nice bike.

I think if you want a good, inexpensive, alumimum frame..the IRO Jaime Roy.


funny you mention that, that's the other frame besides the brassknuckle that i've been looking at.

thanks for the mini review retem. nice build. i think i'm partial to the eai...

The brassknuckles look like Redline 24" cruisers. I don't care for their form at all. Not ideal for getting low and tight...

i want to get a brassknuckle but I have a bad feeling EVERYONE that is looking for an affordable track frame in my town is gonna be riding one by mid summer.

The brassknuckles look like Redline 24" cruisers. I don't care for their form at all. Not ideal for getting low and tight...

i know, that's the problem!

to me, the brassknuckle is a sweeter version of the giant bowery.

i want to get a brassknuckle but I have a bad feeling EVERYONE that is looking for an affordable track frame in my town is gonna be riding one by mid summer.

Wow. And from Portland, Oregon, none the less.

The brassknuckles look like Redline 24" cruisers. I don't care for their form at all. Not ideal for getting low and tight...
I have no clue what you are talking about its compact geometry

I have no clue what you are talking about its compact geometry
interesting that it's mostly aesthetics that's stopping people. if this frame had the same geometry as the BAREknuckle it'd be way more popular, i think.
what's the advantage to compact geometry? besides more nut clearance...
...i gotta google that

interesting that it's mostly aesthetics that's stopping people. if this frame had the same geometry as the BAREknuckle it'd be way more popular, i think.
what's the advantage to compact geometry? besides more nut clearance...
...i gotta google that

Less weight, supposedly stiffer frame, fewer sizes
needed for a "custom" fit.

compact shortens the seat tube chainstays and seatstays making you wheelbase shorter and making the frame stiffer

be careful with compact geometry-
try it and you just may like it.

check it!
http://www.orange20bikes.com/2007/04/new_bike_build_2.html

rocco pendolas rocks a brassknuckle... 'nuff said!
(look it up, unless you're rocco- in that case lol)

Its Alumnium You Will Die

http://www.boingboing.net/images/rhinestonebrass.jpg

I haven't died yet sorry to say it

I like the way compact geometry looks, am I the only one.

I like the way compact geometry looks, am I the only one.

I saw one in a bike convention and thought "that looks weird".

who has one and what do you think?
i suspect there's got to be more than a few riding this frame but i've found little info on these forums.
please post pics if you have 'em!


don't have one. ugliest bike since the giant bowery.

Forks are hideous too... I hate seeing the rake like that. I prefer the straight raked forks.

compact shortens the seat tube chainstays and seatstays making you wheelbase shorter and making the frame stiffer

what?

shortens the seatstays, yes.
But it has absolutely no effect on the length of the chainstays (and therefore wheelbase).